HP StoreAll Storage - Manual (Page 165)

The options specify the following:
Description Options
The metadata configuration file. Use only this path and file name. --dbconfig
/usr/local/Metabox/scripts/startup.xml
The database containing the metadata. <dbname> is the name of
the file system. --database <dbname>
The CSV output file used to save the metadata. --outputfile <fname>
The username for accessing the database. Use only the “ibrix”
username. --user ibrix
Use perl to invoke the script. For example:
perl /usr/local/ibrix/bin/MDExport.pl --database ibrixFS --user ibrix
--dbconfig /usr/local/Metabox/scripts/startup.xml --output
/home/mydir/save.csv
This command exports metadata from the ibrixFS file system and generates the output file
save.csv
in the /home/mydir directory. The CSV file contains a row for every custom attribute,
such as:
subdir/myfile.txt,color,red
NOTE: This command must run as the “ibrix” user on the system, to interact with Express Query.
Therefore, the directory to contain the output file must be writable by the ibrix user, which is in the
“ibrix-user” group. Setting the output directory to world read, write, and execute permission, for
example, lets the file be written regardless of the directory’s owning user and group.
Saving audit journal metadata
The ibrix_audit_reports command saves audit data from Express Query on a specific file
system. The data is placed in a CSV file. The command has the following syntax:
ibrix_audit_reports -t SORT_ORDER-f FILESYSTEM [-p PATH] [-b BEGIN_DATE]
[-e END_DATE] [-o class1[,class2,...]]
For example:
ibrix_audit_reports -t unordered -o all -f ibrixFS
This command saves audit data for all events in file system ibrixFS. Use the “unordered” option
for the fastest performance. See the
HP IBRIX 9000 Storage CLI Reference Guide for more
information about this command.
Importing metadata to a file system
Use the MDImport tool to import a CSV file containing custom or audit metadata into a new
Express Query database. The CSV file can be the output of either the MDExport script or the
ibrix_audit_reports command. The command has the following syntax:
MDImport -f <FSname> -n <Fname> -t <Ftype>
The options specify the following:
Description Options
The file system to receive the import. -f <FSname>
The name of the CSV file. -n <Fname>
The type of metadata being imported (either audit or custom). -t <TYPE>
The following command imports custom metadata exported by the MDExport script:
MDimport –f newIbrixFs -t custom -n /home/mydir/save.csv
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